1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
1.4 Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
mexicana , white spruce
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Alpine Meadows
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm460.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Gray Green, Silver
Light brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Bronze
Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Blue Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long hair-like leaves
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
reseeds, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do not water excessively
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems
Needle rust
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Unknown
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
PICEA engelmannii
7.2 Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
mountain spruce
7.2.1 In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
Engelmann spruce
7.2.2 In German
Weinend lovegrass
Engelmann spruce
7.2.3 In French
Weeping lovegrass
Engelmann spruce
7.2.4 In Spanish
Pasto llorón
Engelmann spruce
7.2.5 In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
Engelmann spruce
7.2.6 In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
Engelmann spruce
7.2.7 In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
Engelmann spruce
7.2.8 In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
Engelmann spruce
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms
8.8 Tribe
Eragrostideae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species